About Larissa
I am a Master Data Management (MDM) Product Owner with 5+ years of experience driving enterprise-level data initiatives and delivering scalable solutions across banking and financial services. With a background in both software engineering and product ownership, I bring a unique end-to-end perspective, from technical feasibility to business value creation.
At Desjardins, one of Canada’s largest financial institutions, I built the business case and product roadmap for a strategic MDM platform, leading cross-functional teams and reducing client data processing errors across legacy systems. I have led entire product lifecycles in SAFe Agile environments, ensuring regulatory compliance while optimizing data quality, risk management, and governance.
What I bring
- Strategic leadership in Master Data Management (TIBCO EBX, APIs, legacy integration)
- Expertise in data governance, modelling, and quality frameworks
- Proven results in Agile/SAFe delivery environments
- Ability to bridge business vision and technical execution at scale
Based in London with full right to work in the UK, I am currently available for freelance projects related to Master Data Management, data governance, product ownership, or enterprise data strategy, and ready to deliver high-impact, reliable results aligned with your business goals.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
London (up to 50km)
Experience
- DesjardinsProduct OwnerDIGITAL AND ITJanuary 2022 - January 2025 (3 years)Montreal, QC, CanadaMaster Data Management Product Owner – SAFe Agile● Built the business case and defined the product vision for enterprise-wide referentialdata management, driving alignment across multiple banking divisions.● Led Master Data Management products deliveries and successfully reduced client dataprocessing errors originating from legacy systems.● Led a cross-functional team of developers through a full product lifecycle - from ideation and backlog refinement to production deployment and continuous improvement.● Oversaw large-scale data quality and risk management, producing regulatorydisclosures for the Financial Market Authority (AMF) to ensure compliance andtransparency.
- DesjardinsSoftware EngineerDIGITAL AND ITJanuary 2020 - January 2022 (2 years)Montreal, QC, CanadaData Management & Integration● Collaborated in an Agile environment with managers, developers, and analysts to optimize Master Data stewardship processes across business sectors.● Engineered MFT file transfers within legacy systems and developed REST APIs,reducing data stewardship time from 5 days to 1 hour.● Generated 15 million test records and designed a data-matching algorithm tosecurely consolidate client information from multiple sources, improving data reliability and integration efficiency.
- University of MontrealTeaching Assistant in Computer ScienceEDUCATION AND E-LEARNINGJanuary 2018 - January 2020 (2 years)Canada• Supervision and mentoring of more than 100 students• Facilitating introductory programming courses• Correction and evaluation of work• Individualized monitoring to promote academic success
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Education
- Master's Degree in Computer ScienceUniversity of Montreal2025Master's Degree in Computer Science
- Bachelor of Computer ScienceUniversity of Montreal2020Bachelor of Computer Science
Certifications
- Product Management CertificationAlithya2021